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South Wollo (Amharic: ደቡብ ወሎ) is a zone in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. It acquired its name from the former province of Wollo . South Wollo is bordered on the south by North Shewa and the Oromia Region , on the west by East Gojjam , on the northwest by South Gondar , on the north by North Wollo , on the northeast by Afar Region ...
The new Amhara Region absorbed the remainder of the province in the Ethiopian Highlands and kept the name Wollo for its two new zones (South Wollo Zone & North Wollo Zone). Wollo is known to be the origin of the four melodic-modes of Ethiopia. [citation needed]
The regions of Ethiopia are administratively divided into 62 zones (Amharic: ዞን, zonə), (Oromo: Godina). [1] The exact number of zones is unclear, as the names and number of zones given in documents by Ethiopia's Central Statistical Agency differ between 2005 [1] and 2007. [2]
Dessie is a part of the Wello region, thus having a similar style of cultural clothing, music, and dances to other cities in the former Wollo Province. Men's traditional clothing is, mostly, similar to the rest of the Amhara region's. Women's traditional clothing includes a habesha kemis, which is a dress, as well as a matching scarf, sometimes ...
Part of the South Wollo Zone, Sayint is bordered on the south by Debre Sina and Mehal Sayint, on the west by the Blue Nile that separates it from the East Gojjam Zone, on the northwest by the Bashilo River that separates it from the South Gondar Zone, on the north by Magdala, on the east by Tenta and on the southeast by Legambo. The major town ...
Delanta (Amharic ደላንታ) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia.Part of the South Wollo Zone, Delanta is bordered on the south by the Bashilo River which separated it from the Debub Wollo Zone, on the west by the Dawunt, on the northwest by Wadla, and on the northeast and east by Guba Lafto.
Located in the South Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1827 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Borena woreda. The city is bordered by Eastern Gojjam in the west, Kelala and Wogide in the south, Leganbo (Akesta) in the east and Sayint (Agibar) in the north.
Ambassel, Amhara Region, Ethiopia Amba Geshen is the name of a mountain in northern Ethiopia . It is in Ambassel , South Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region , northwest of Dessie , at a latitude and a longitude of 11°31′N 39°21′E / 11.517°N 39.350°E / 11.517; 39